Hat hanger



E. J. LEWIS.

HAT HANGER.

APPLICATION FILED, MAYT, 1920.

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, INVENTOR ATTORNEY FATENT FFEE EVAN JAMES LEWIS, 0F CANONSBUBG, PENNSYLVANIA,

HAT HANGER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 30, 1922.

Application filed May 7, 1920. Serial No. 379,632.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EVAN JAMES LEWIs, a citizen of the United States, residing at Canonsburg, in the county of Washington and State of Pennsylvania, have invented new and useful Improvements in Hat Hangers, of which the following is a. specification.

This invention relates to suspending or hanging devices, and more particularly to a device specially adapted for use in connection with a hat.

One of the main objects of the invention is to provide a device of the character stated of simple construction which may be produced at low cost and may be readily applied. A further object is to provide a device by means of which a hat may be readily suspended from a suitable supporting medium, the device being adapted to be turned up into the hat when not in use. Another object is to provide a device of this character of neat appearance which is well adapted to be used as an advertising novelty. Further objects will appear from the detailed description.

In the drawings I Figure 1 is a view of the device as used.

Figure 2 is a sectional view through a hat showing the device in inoperative position.

Figure 3 is a plan view of the device.

Figure 4 is a section taken substantially on line 4& of Figure 3.

The device is formed by stamping out of sheet metal of suitable gauge and includes a circular body 1 from the opposite sides of which project integral arms 2 and 3. Arm 2 is provided adjacent to its lower end with an opening for reception of a fastener 4 of suitable type by means of which the device may be readily attached to the sweat band B of a hat H. The arm 3 is provided with an eye 5 positioned adjacent to body 1, this eye belng adapted to receive a hook or other supporting medium. A pin 6 is inserted loosely through arm 3 adjacent to the outerend thereof, this pin being provided with an enlarged head 7 and an annular shoulder 8 at the opposite face of arm 3, the shoulder and the head acting to prevent withdrawal of the pin while permitting free turning of the arm about the pin. This pin is adapted to be pressed into a suitable strip of board or panelling such as is employed in railway cars. By means of the pin 6, the device may be readily attached to the interior wood work of the car so as to suspend the hat in any desired position.

This device is especially intended for the use of travellers, though it will frequently prove of convenience to others. The enlarged body 1 provides a flat surface which is well adapted to receive advertising matter printed thereon as indicated in Figure 3. This device may be readily stamped from sheet aluminum or other suitable material so as to present a neat and attractive appearance. When not in use the device may be turned up so as to be positioned within the hat, as illustrated in Figure 2, and in this position does not interfere with wearing of the hat. Being permanently attached to the hat, the device is always available when desired.

What Iclaim is In a hat hanger, a flat rigid strip of material adapted to be secured at one end to a hat, and a pointed securing member loosely secured through said strip at the other end thereof and disposed at right angles to the plane of the strip.

In testimony whereof I ailix my signature.

EVAN JAMES LEW'IS. 

